Bit of a mixed bag this weekend, so for the sake of brevity I’ll divide today’s post into two sections.
Although there are six league games today, only two could make a difference at the top and bottom of the table. Bristol City travel to Cardiff in the early kickoff and could potentially escape from the bottom three if (and it’s a big if) they beat the league leaders. Although the Robins’ home form has improved considerably since Sean O’Driscoll took over, they haven’t won on the road since early December and haven’t scored an away goal since New Year’s Day. Cardiff seem to be going into defensive mode as they protect their lead at the top of the table – four of their last five games featured one goal or less, so this match could be a lot closer than expected.
The other league game to look out for is Crystal Palace v Middlesbrough – both teams need a win to maintain their promotion challenges, but although Boro won on Tuesday, they’ve been terrible on the road (four straight defeats) and face the risk of dropping out of the playoff positions altogether if they don’t improve soon. Palace haven’t lost at home since the first game of the season, but have only won only two of their last five games at Selhurst Park.
In the FA Cup, there’s a genuine prospect that we may have at least two teams in the quarter finals as both Millwall and Barnsley face teams from lower down the league structure. Millwall’s trip to Luton is live on ESPN at 12:45pm; Leeds‘ game at Manchester City (ESPN 2:00pm Sunday) and Huddersfield v Wigan (ITV1, 3:55pm) are also televised and – rather sadly – represent the most television coverage that Championship teams will have until the end of the season.
I’ll be back on Tuesday to review this weekend’s action as there’s a full midweek programme – unless something daft happens in the FA Cup.
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